Lions, baby farm animals, monkeys, bilbies, tiny things, grandparents, Christmas adventures, liars, teen angst and … bogs. There was something for everyone at the 10th annual A Night With Our Stars (ANWOS)—record crowds gathered at Westbooks on Thursday 7 March 2013 for the biggest ANWOS yet. Chloe Maugher, Branch President, welcomed librarians, parents, teachers, authors, [...]
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Every Friday we post a quick link to the website of an Australian author or illustrator. Today’s spotlight is on … [cue fanfare] … MATT OTTLEY. Matt Ottley—author, artist and composer—is the creator of many books including the award-winning Requiem for a Beast (Hachette Livre/Lothian), What Faust Saw (Hodder Children’s Books), and No [...]
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Grab your bookish friends and join us for the ninth annual A Night With Our Stars (aka ANWOS). 20 speakers (all WA authors and/or illustrators) have 3 minutes to speed-talk about their children’s books published in 2011. Meet authors! Meet illustrators! Buy books! Get them personally signed by the creators! Eat, drink and be merry! [...]
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Every Friday we post a quick link to the website of an Australian author or illustrator. Today’s spotlight is on … [cue fanfare] … ELAINE FORRESTAL. Elaine Forrestal writes for a range of ages: novels, short stories, picture books and poems. Her latest book is Miss Llewellyn-Jones Goes to Town (illustrated by Moira Court and [...]
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